October 24, 2007 / Front Page

Over the past several months the candidates for the Oyster Bay Town Board have been out discussing a number of issues, including taxes, services and quality of life. One area that has a tremendous impact on quality of life is housing. More...

Town Supervisor Republican, Conservative and Independence lines A lifelong Massapequa resident and popular Town Supervisor, Venditto has held court for nine years and is well known for his hard work. More...

PROPOSAL 1 (STATE-WIDE) Amendment to Article 14, section 1 of the Constitution, in relation to the use of forest preserve lands for wells for a municipal water supply in the hamlet of Raquette Lake, Hamilton county. More...

Special Sections

The Massapequa High School Spirit Week and Homecoming tradition will continue this year with an array of events culminating with our annual pep rally, homecoming parade and football game on Saturday, October 27. More...

Note: Once again the opinions expressed this week may (or may not) be those of your friendly pet columnist. My Afghan Hound, the BEACON Beauty Queen, returns with practical ideas about dressing up your dog for Halloween. More...

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, October 25 •Town of Oyster Bay Planning Advisory Board Meeting: 7 p.m. Town Board hearing room, Town Hall East, 54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay. More...

Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich advises residents that the Town has available an informative brochure to assist senior citizens in applying for the Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Exemption program. More...

Notice of Formation of BFITZ REALTY LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on 9/13/07. NY location: Nassau County. More...

Longtime district architect says the suit is baseless and a personal vendetta against him

by Tiffany Elliott

The Farmingdale School District is suing its architects and contractors for millions of dollars charging them with shoddy workmanship and malpractice related capital improvements they completed at Woodward Parkway Elementary and the Weldon E. More...

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) recently thanked Ryan Woodward, a resident of Massapequa for serving as a student intern in his district office this summer. Woodward is entering his senior year at St. More...

Supervisor John Venditto, who has spent his entire life in the Town of Oyster Bay, has been busy creating a vision for Oyster Bay and a plan to ensure its integrity. He calls his vision for the Town's future, Vision 20/20. More...

Longtime Massapequa Park resident and Valley Stream teacher Walter R. Kregel died October 1, 2007. He was 78 years old and had lived on Gem Lane in Massapequa Park for 47 years. Born August 18, 1929 in the Bronx to Walter R. More...

Longtime educator Regina Drake, who taught English in the Copiague and Smithtown High Schools in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died September 29, 2007 at her Massapequa home of Alzheimer's. She was 82-years old and had lived in Massapequa for 55 years. More...

In this unseasonably warm weather; in this beautiful Long Island autumn, people are enjoying a host of surprises from Mother Nature's bag of tricks- walking along a cool, breezy beach, taking a trip Upstate New York to appreciate the blaze of color More...